Belgian General Baix Details Battle Against German Cavalry
Special Correspondent reports from Brussels detailing General Baix’s account of a 10,000-strong German cavalry assault near Tirlemont. Belgian outposts repelled the attack with rifle and artillery fire, with estimates of German losses ranging from 1,000 to 4,000. The piece notes Belgian resolve, the expected decisive battle for France’s defense, and public morale in Louvain and surrounding towns.
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Boston Post
Central News
Brussels
Hisbance
Tirlemont
Baix
Belgium
Roosebeck
Louvain
Albert
Red Cross
France
25,000 War Refugees to Return Home by Sea Plan
Government Board of Relief advances plans to repatriate war marooned Americans from Europe. Five transports head to Newport News to be outfitted for cruises to pick up refugees. Accommodations for over 25,000 are expected within 30 days as American lines boost sailings and private relief ships cooperate.
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Washington
Government Board of Relief
Europe
Newport News
Garrison
American Line
War Department
Stovall
Switzerland
State Department
France
American Association of Commerce and Trade
Berlin
Gerard
American Red Cross
Munich
Nice
Red Cross
England
Charge Barclay
Bryan
British Isles
Dundee
Aberdeen
West Hartlepool
Hull
London
Folkestone
Falmouth
Bristol
Holyhead
Liverpool
Greenock
Secretary of State
Board of Trade
Lloyds
Steamship Lines
Megantic
American Committee
Belgium
Holland
van Dyke
Whitlock
Brussels
The
Hague
Legation
Scotland Yard
Austrian Steamer Baron Gautsch Blown Up by Mine
A telegram from Trieste reports the Austrian Lloyd steamship Baron Gautsch was mined off Dalmatia near Lussia. Twenty crew members were killed and 130 rescued. bodies have been recovered.
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London
Trieste
Reuter’s Agency
Lloyd
Baron Gautsch
Lussia
Dalmatia
Prince of Wales Relief Fund Passes Five Million
London, Aug. 14. The Prince of Wales relief fund for distressed families of British soldiers and sailors today reached a total of over five million dollars. The appeal continues to receive widespread support from public subscriptions and donations.
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Prince of Wales
London
Prince of Wales Relief Fund
Capitalist Dies During Bombardment at Liege Chateau
Jules Nagelmaekers, president of the International Sleeping Car Company and head of the Bank of Liege in Brussels, was mortally ill in Chateau Dangley when the chateau bore the center of a fierce bombardment.
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London
Jules Nagelmaekers
International Sleeping Car Company
Bank of Liege
Brussels
Chateau
Dangley
Wilson Proclaims U S Neutrality Amid Great Britain War
President Wilson issued a proclamation declaring the United States neutral in the conflict between Great Britain and Austria Hungary. The move follows tensions over maritime rights, trade, and the unfolding European war as the nation maintains its traditional stance of noninvolvement while urging nations to respect lawful rights at sea.
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U. S
Washington
Wilson
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
Great Liners to Carry the Americans Home
London Aug 14 Four ships the Olympic Lusitania Mauretania and Saxonia released to repatriate nearly 11000 Americans with another 6000 plus to depart on ships Megantic Noordam St Louis Athenia Campania and others. Officials report chartering all transport boats in English Danish or Holland ports and Lloyds approval.
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London
Olympic
Lusitania
Mauretania
Saxonia
Joseph P. Day
Committee On Transportation
Minnewaska
St. Louis
Cameronia
Athenia
Campania
Megantic
Noordam
Rotterdam
Day
Ambassador Page
Holland
Liege Forts Hold Germans Back as Siege Drags On
The 12 Liege forts remain intact with about 3000 Belgian soldiers inside while German forces of at least 250000 surround them. Bombardment continues with limited effect and Belgians repulse assaults. The forts delay Berlin's campaign and enable allied Belgian French defenses to organize.
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Boston Post
London Standard
Brussels
Liege
Belgium
Meuse
Ourthe
Berlin
France
Dorchester reports friendly fire incident near Newport News
Captain Hatch of the Merchants and Miners steamer Dorchester reports an unidentified warship fired three shots at his vessel near Newport News Virginia. The Dorchester displayed the American flag and the warship departed without causing damage, but the episode caused passenger excitement.
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Newport News
Hatch
Merchants & Miners
Dorchester
Boston
French Forces Break Through in Vosges and Belgian Actions Reported
British press bureau reports French success in the Vosges at Sainte Marie-aux-Mines and Le Bonhomme with possession of the Saale Pass and guards. Belgian forces reportedly defeated German cavalry with losses and captured guns as German units retreated near Namur Hasselt Ramillies and Montmedy.
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London
British
War Office
Admiralty
Vosges
Alsace
Sainte Marie-aux-Mines
le Bonhomme
Rench
Saale
Bruche
Rhine
British Warships Crippled Off China in Clash Near Hong Kong
Shanghai dispatch reports two damaged warships, possibly British Minotaur and Hampshire or French Dupleix and Montcalm, entering Hong Kong harbor with many wounded after engaging German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. Questioned identities cited amid notes of resumed coastal shipping.
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Shanghai
Hong Kong
Minotaur
Hampshire
Dupleix
Montcalm
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Exchange Telegraph Company
London
Far East
Luxemburgians Seek French Army Enlistment
The French foreign minister received a petition from 35 subjects of Luxembourg asking to enroll in the French army as a sign of sympathy for France and protest against German violation of Luxembourg independence.
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Paris
Havas
Duchy of Luxemburg
France
Canadian Boats On Patrol Duty Off Cape Flattery
The Canadian converted yacht Acquillo and fisheries cruiser Galano patrol off Cape Flattery watching for German merchant vessels. They inspect all incoming and outgoing craft to determine nationality, according to reports from incoming steamers.
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Seattle
Wash
Acquillo
Galano
Cape Flattery
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Troyes
Metz
Lorraine
Pont-A-Mouson
Batile
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Louain
Roosbeckam
Cilemont
E. F. Whitby
Saale Pass
Eghezee
Namur
Haelen
Hasselt
Ramillies
Brabant
Montmedy
China
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